POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (July 1, 2008) — Penny M. Hahn, an associate attorney in the Poughkeepsie law office of Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP, was elected to the board of directors of the Mid Hudson Valley Women's Bar Association on May 23, 2008, at the organization's Annual Bench Meets Bar dinner. Hahn was appointed corresponding secretary and installed as such on June 19, 2008.
The Mid Hudson Valley Women's Bar Association, which includes Dutchess and Ulster counties, is a Chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York. WBASNY is the only statewide bar association dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in society and in the legal profession. WBASNY is known for addressing difficult legal issues, advocating change and promoting the fair and equal administration of justice.
Hahn, who practices in the area of insurance fraud law, earned a bachelor of science degree (summa cum laude) from Charleston Southern University, and received her law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law. Prior to joining Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP, Hahn practiced for two years with the New York City Human Resources Administration, office of legal affairs.
The law firm Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP, is known for legal work on complex legal problems, disputes, and transactions for clients in several practice areas, including health care, corporate, employment, construction, commercial real estate, insurance fraud, personal injury, product liability, and bankruptcy and workouts.